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Iraqs Kadhimi responds to Baghdad attack by sacking security officials Opponents and allies alike tell MEE the Iraqi prime minister appears to be using terror attack to cement control of the security services A man mourns at the coffin of a man killed in a twin suicide bombing attack in a central Baghdad market, at a funeral in Najaf (Reuters) By Published date: 23 January 2021 19:18 UTC | Last update: 1 month 3 weeks ago The shock waves...

Photo © Adilbek Tauekelov / Kazpravda.kz The head of the Department of the Committee for Labor, Social Protection and Migration of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan is suspected of bribing officials in the amount of 2 million tenge. This was announced by Daniyar Bigaidarov, an investigator of the Agency for Combating Corruption, Kazpravda.kz correspondent reports. "The anti-corruption service in Zhambyl region investigated a criminal case agai...

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com A wanted man in Bahrain has been arrested in a joint operation by Interpol and the Department of International Affairs. The Director-General of the General Department for Combating Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security said the 26-year-old Asian man landed in police net from a neighbouring country. He is a suspect in several cheque fraud cases committed inside the Kingdom. Prev Post

Specialized center for risk management eyed KUWAIT CITY, Dec 31: The report of the “Government Performance Follow-up Team during the Corona Crisis” recommended the application of all rules in the public sector to ensure the transparency and credibility of government procedures, and called for the establishment of an independent and specialized center for risk management. The report issued by the Public Authority for Combating Corruption ‘Nazaha’, in cooperation with the Kuwaiti Transpa...

By Yucatan Times on December 23, 2020 Share Pastor Agustín Canul Zárate and David Natán Urtecho López are accused of abuse of power and illicit use of functions This Monday, December 21st, began the criminal process against the former mayor of Cacalchén, Pastor Agustín Canul Zárate and David Natán Urtecho López for the crimes of abusive exercise of functions and ill...

Share EVEN with their general disensitization arising from the serial stories of sleaze over the years, Nigerians must have been left stunned with the recent revelation by the Office of Auditor-General (AuGF) on the spending habits of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. According to the Auditor-General, the ministry expended N116 million on the supply of pens, letterheads and toners in a financial year. The findings were contained in the 2015 audit report presented to the Senate Committee on P...

Sierra Leones tech-aided war on corruption The West African nations fight against corruption started bearing fruit when political will, supported by international partners, began mixing with digital technology. Can Sierra Leone be a model for the rest of Africa? Under Julius Maada Bio, the Anti-Corruption Commission has actively tackled entrenched corruption since 2018 Sierra Leone has inched slowly upwards on the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index in recent years. It...

Bid to enhance integrity, combat corruption KUWAIT CITY, Dec 17: The Public Authority for Combating Corruption (Nazaha) held the third coordination meeting with the civil society organizations within the framework of activating the priorities of Kuwait’s strategy to enhance integrity and combat corruption. The Assistant Secretary-General of Nazaha, Eng Abrar Al-Hammad, said in a press statement: The meeting comes as a continuation of the previous meetings with the aim of strengthening cooper...

Sierra Leones tech-aided war on corruption dw.com 12/17/2020 Beenish Javed The West African nations fight against corruption started bearing fruit when political will supported by international partners began mixing with digital technology. Can Sierra Leone be a model for the rest of Africa? © DW/Abu-Bakarr Jalloh Provided by Deutsche Welle Sierra Leone has inched slowly upwards on the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index in recent years. It ranks the west...